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Lack of Leave is a Lack of Love: A Review of Parental Leave and Mental Health, Physical Health, and Economic Stress
Get PDFBeing pregnant is a roadblock to many women in business. American businesses are not required by law to provide paid leave to employees who are pregnant. The Family Medical Leave Act is the only requirement for the federal government for employers. Not all employers qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act and not all employees qualify for FMLA. Not providing a paid maternity leave deters female workers from having families. When female employees have children, the lack of paid leave hurts their mental, social, and physical health. Despite the fact that the Family Medical Leave Act offers leave for many employees and some American companies offer a variety of types of leave, the lack of paid leave as a benefit is a direct cause of psychological, physical, and social issues for an employee
Working across Lines: Resisting Extreme Energy Extraction
No full textHow are communities uniting against fracking and tar sands to change our energy future? Working across Lines offers a detailed comparative analysis of climate justice coalitions in California and Idaho—two states with distinct fossil fuel histories, environmental contexts, and political cultures. Drawing on ethnographic evidence from 106 in-depth interviews and three years of participant observation, Corrie Grosse investigates the ways people build effective energy justice coalitions across differences in political views, race and ethnicity, age, and strategic preferences. This book argues for four practices that are critical for movement building: focusing on core values of justice, accountability, and integrity; identifying the roots of injustice; cultivating relationships among activists; and welcoming difference. In focusing on coalitions related to energy and climate justice, Grosse provides important models for bridging divides to reach common goals. These lessons are more relevant than ever.https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/environmental_studies_books/1004/thumbnail.jp
Humility: A Prerequisite for a Good Conversation
No full textSession 3 of 8 in the 33rd Monastic Institute series “Humility: Paradoxical Pathway to Union with God.”
Speaker bio: Abbey of St. Gertrude, Alexanderdorf, Germany; Instructor in the Monastic Institute at Sant’ Anselmo, Rome since 2008; author of Gehorsam gegenüber dem Abt (St. Ottilien, 2009); “Explication of the RB As a Signal of the Time. Rule Commentaries of the Twentieth Century”, Tjurunga 72/5 (2007) 75-86; ABR 61:2 (2010) 138-149
Spotlight on Brazil Series - Brazil under US influence: 1964-2021
No full textDr. Xavier Vatin is an ethnomusicologist and Associate Professor of Anthropology at Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), Brazil. He has a B.A. in Musicology at Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology at EHESS, Paris. His research is focused on Afro-Brazilian religions, ethnomusicology, visual anthropology, and Afro-Atlantic cultures and languages. He is author and co-author of several books, book chapters, journal articles, CDs and documentary films in Brazil, France, the United States, Switzerland, and Germany. Dr. Vatin served as a visiting professor at Indiana University Bloomington (2012), Université Lumière Lyon 2 (2013), and Université Côte d’Azur (2018). In 2017, his “Afro-Atlantic Legacies” project, dedicated to the repatriation of African American linguist Lorenzo Turner’s 1940 Bahia recordings was awarded the IV Prêmio Afro (Prêmio Nacional de Expressões Culturais Afro-Brasileiras) in Rio de Janeiro. In 2019, Afro-Atlantic Legacies became a documentary film and Dr. Vatin’s ongoing research was awarded an Institute for Advanced Study’s Summer Repository Research Fellowship at Indiana University. In 2021, the second volume of this project, funded by Rumos Itaú Cultural, was released, including a book, a 4-CD set, and a second documentary film
Climate Change: The Role of Technology, Dominon, and Our Pastoral Responsibility
Get PDFThis paper briefly examines the correlation between burning fossil fuels, the increase of carbon in the atmosphere and resulting volatile weather, including hurricanes and floods. The paper then discusses possible technological solutions, including carbon dioxide scrubbers. Finally, the paper critically examines Genesis 2:15 and 1:26 and uses Laudato Si’ to reframe our understanding of “dominion” over the earth as a responsibility that calls for us to work to end climate change
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
Get PDFThis is a homily for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – year C. Speaking God’s truth hurts, but love prevails. Being a prophet is difficult, but love never fails. SYNO
Implementation of One-on-One Activities Aimed at Improving Residents PHQ9 Scores and Overall Quality of Life
Get PDFIn long term care facilities, due to the increased amount of isolation and restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the PHQ-9 scores (depression) amongst the geriatric population. Isolation from their families, friends, group activities and other residents was shown to have major effects on their mental health. Throughout our time spent working with residents in the long-term care setting, we focused on the improvement of the residents\u27 mental health and improving their quality of life. It is proven that if someone has good social interactions with other people, then they are more likely to live a healthier and better life. In order to decrease the PHQ-9 scores of the selected residents within the long-term care facility, we did an array of activities with the individuals based on options we provided. Some of the options we offered were reading a book together, playing cards, and coloring. Sometimes our time was spent having a conversation. We met with these individual residents for about 30 minutes when they were available. As a result of completing this project, we were able to observe residents enjoying their one-on-one time with us while doing an activity that they enjoy. Overall improving their quality of life. Upon further review of the methods that we used during our research; we identified some implications. Some individuals in our sample that obtained high PHQ-9 scores were Alzheimer’s or dementia residents. These individuals may have skewed our data due to the extent of their condition upon questioning. Alzheimer’s leads to depression and chronic sadness in all diagnoses. Unfortunately, whichever stage the disease is in, it is difficult to understand how these individuals are feeling. Overall, we hope to see an increase in the residents\u27 quality of life when group activities and visitations resume without limitations
